Source/Archive record SEM8030 - Wilsden, Tivington, Selworthy and Minehead Without, Somerset: Results of historic building recording

Historic building recording was carried out by AC archaeology on 5 July 2013 during refurbishment of a cottage called Wilsden, Tivington (SS 93164 44956). The cottage is a Grade II listed building that along with an attached cottage, has origins as an open-halled medieval farmhouse. The archaeological recording was required as a condition of listed building consent granted by the Exmoor National Park Authority. The refurbishment exposed primary cob masonry in the front wall, and on the outside elevation two main phases of refacing were identified, one probably associated with the blocking of the cross passage. On the inside of the house a pair of doorways, set within a timber frame, was exposed. These would have lead into a (now-demolished) stair turret that provided access to a first-floor solar over the inner room. Removal of the stairs exposed a single late 16th or 17th Century floor joist and sockets for three further joists.